Loving the Divine

Posted by anasimtiaz on Sep 20, 2010 in Featured | 17 comments The first condition of loving the Divine is to turn away from worldly concerns, but man is so chained and attached to earthly things that unless he received a telling blow to the heart he cannot break this link. When a bee alights on honey, it will only depart if it is shooed away. The human heart does not turn away from the pleasures of the world unless it is hurt. Only Love can deliver this...
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just like the school days

Posted by anasimtiaz on Aug 15, 2010 in Uncategorized | 11 comments Time changes, but we don’t. Not me, at least. I wasn’t able to concentrate much at work on Friday and therefore failed to meet a self-imposed deadline, something that I use religiously to push myself to work. I decided to make up for it by doing the remaining bits at home during the weekend and it sounded like a good idea. Working for a couple of hours near sehri time, and the job...
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Ramadan…so far

Posted by anasimtiaz on Aug 14, 2010 in Featured | 12 comments While Ramadan this year promises to be an entirely unique experience, it hasn’t been an easy sailing so far. And its just the 4th day! Why unique? Because this is my first Ramadan away from all sorts of home. Last year was with relatives so that’s like home away from home. This is also my first Ramadan working full-time, that too without the luxury of trimmed down office hours that...
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Moon Sighting Conflicts (UK)

Posted by anasimtiaz on Aug 11, 2010 in Uncategorized | 5 comments Coming from Pakistan, moon sighting conflicts for the start of Ramadan is something I am very familiar with. However, the conflict there occurs invariably when a certain part of KP province (formerly NWFP) sights the moon and announce the start of Ramadan while the majority of the country awaits for government announcement. In any case, there is no dispute officially and especially no dispute at...
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Fajr Timing Confusion in West

Posted by anasimtiaz on Aug 5, 2010 in Uncategorized | 5 comments Last year during my first Ramadan in UK, I did not find it surprising at all that there was a dispute over the sighting of moon. That seems to happen just everywhere. What was surprising though was the vast differences in the ending time of Suhoor/Sehri and the Fajr prayer timing. I did not notice this before Ramadan, because there is no strict cutoff under normal circumstances. The differences...
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